Madonna dropped out of the University of Michigan in 1978 to pursue her dreams of being an artist in New York. What greeted her was a city that was harsher than she could have imagined.

“New York wasn’t everything I thought it would be,” the pop icon wrote in an essay in the current issue of Harper’s Bazaar. “It did not welcome me with open arms. The first year, I was held up at gunpoint. Raped on the roof of a building I was dragged up to with a knife in my back, and had my apartment broken into three times. I don’t know why; I had nothing of value after they took my radio the first time.”

The pop-icon-in-the-making found her new home to be exhilarating, but also the sort of place her childhood in the suburbs of Detroit hadn’t prepared her for.

“But I was also scared sh–less and freaked out by the smell of p— and vomit everywhere, especially in the entryway of my third-floor walk-up,” she wrote.

She never gave up on trying to become a professional dancer, doing what it did to chase her dreams, including working as a nude model for art classes to pay her rent.

“I was defiant. Hell-bent on surviving. On making it. But it was hard and it was lonely, and I had to dare myself every day to keep going,” she wrote.

Saturday, October 13, 2012 : Grand Garden Arena
Madonna is having a huge party and you’re invited! The Madonna 2012 North American Tour comes to Las Vegas October 13th at MGM Grand Las Vegas.

In the course of her phenomenal career, Madonna has a record breaking 37 Top 10 hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Chart along with a record breaking 40 Number 1’s on Billboard’s Dance/Club Play Song Charts.

No other act has more Top 10’s on the Hot 100 or Number 1’s on the Club Chart. According to MGM Entertainmet.

According to OMG!, Madonna’s adorable son Rocco Ritchie joined his mom on stage to help her kick off her MDNA world tour in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday. Check out his multiple costumes — including a priest’s robe!

According to ABC News, Pop singer Madonna has ignited controversy on both sides of a new anti-gay law in St Petersburg, Russia.

The Material Girl said in a Facebook posting this week that she plans to speak out against the law during an Aug. 9 concert in the city.

“I will come to St. Petersburg to speak up for the gay community, to support the gay community and to give strength and inspiration to anyone who is or feels oppressed,” Madonna wrote on Wednesday.

“I don’t run away from adversity. I will speak during my show about this ridiculous atrocity,” she added.

The law, which took effect March 11, in part prohibits “the propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia among minors.”

Gay rights activists say it would criminalize even reading, writing or speaking about gay, lesbian, or transgender people. Violations can carry hefty fines, ranging from about $170 for individuals up to $16,700 or organizations and businesses.

The bill’s author, city assemblyman Vitaly Milanov, says he wants Madonna charged under the new law if she speaks out against it during her concert. He said he was willing to attend the show “to control its moral content.”

“I’m ready to personally suffer a couple of hours of her concert,” he told the Russian Interfax news agency.

Madonna spoke out after an op-ed by Masha Gessen, a Moscow-based Russian-American journalist, was published in the New York Times on Monday calling on Madonna to cancel the show and urging tourists and businesses to boycott the city.

For some gay rights advocates her pledge to use the venue to denounce the new law was not enough.

A group of Russian gay rights advocates plans to picket the concert, saying Madonna is cashing in on their struggle and urging her to cancel the show.

“The law will stay in force, Madonna will leave and the Russian LGBT-community will be humiliated even more,” Nikolai Aleksev, the head of the LGBT advocacy group Gay Russia, wrote on his blog.

Homosexuality was banned in the Soviet Union and was only decriminalized in 1993, though it was still declared a mental disorder until 1999. It remains highly taboo in Russia.

Laws similar to the St Petersburg legislation are now being considered in other regions and the speaker of the Russian Parliament, the Duma, has promised to weigh endorsing it at a national level.

According to MSN Entertainment, Sir Elton John has implied Madonna will not be singing live during her forthcoming half-time show at the US Super Bowl.

The music legend – whose husband David Furnish recently blasted Madonna turned-film director for winning Best Original Song at the Golden Globes – suggested the ‘Material Girl’ hitmaker should ”lip-synch good” when she sings at the event at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indiana on February 5.

During an appearance on ‘Good Morning America’ Elton was asked if he had any advice for Madonna ahead of her performance, and he replied: ”Make sure you lip-synch good.”

Sir Elton John 64, went on to say he would never sing at a Super Bowl half-time show and he blasted the spectacle. ”I’ve never seen a decent one. Never ever.”

According to TMZ, Elton John‘s husband David Furnish LASHED OUT at Madonna following her victory speech at the Golden Globes last night … saying it was “embarrassing in its narcissism.”

Moments after Madge won the statue for Best Original Song, Furnish went to his Facebook page and WENT OFF … writing, “Madonna. Best song???? F**k off!!!”

For the record — Elton was nominated in the same category and seemed pissed off in the crowd when Madonna’s name was read.

But David continued on Facebook … writing, “Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit. Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in its narcissism. And her criticism of Gaga shows how desperate she really is.”

Elton seemed particularly bitter towards Madonna BEFORE the awards … telling one reporter on the red carpet he believed Madge had no “f**kin’ chance” of emerging victorious.

According to, MTV News Madonna will lead the Super Bowl XLVI half-time show on February 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Madge will be performing her newest single, “Gimme All Your Luvin,” reportedly with guest vocalists Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. in tow.

The rest of the set list for the 15-minute performance found its way online in December and does a decent job of spanning the diva’s lengthy career with “Ray of Light,” “Vogue,” “Music” and “Holiday.” Production assistance comes courtesy of Cirque Du Soleil and creative.

Queen of Pop Madonna signed a three album deal with Interscope Records on Thursday December 15, 2011. Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary stated, “We anticipate a very bright future at our new home.”

Madonna’s new album with her new record label is complete according to reports. The first single will be “Gimme All Your Luvin” which is set to be released in January 2012. Unfortunately, the single “Gimme All Your Luvin” leaked out on the internet which seemed to be a demonstration that featured rappers Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.

After Madonna signed with Interscope, she will share the spotlight with labelmate Lady Gaga. Maybe these two can whip up a song and music video together as a bonus track.

According to Yahoo, Madonna’s unreleased new single, “Give Me All Your Love” has been leaked and according to her manager Gary Oseary, Madonna is not happy and feels her real fans would not do that to her and they are right her fans would not be able to get their hands on her unreleased song, they need to look into where the singer records her music.

If you’re an 80’s baby then this might be easy for you to list your favorite 80’s songs. If you’re not an 80’s baby then maybe you have knowledge of the 80’s music. The 80’s era was fun and entertaining. It was easy to listen to and sing along.

There were a lot of great artists and songs that emerged from that time; Madonna, Michael Jackson, Culture Club, Wham, Huey Lewis and The News, Pat Benatar, Debbie Deb, Stacy Q, Exposé, Paula Abdul, and the list goes on.

Below is a list of outspoken celebrities who are extremely outspoken, does not bite their tongue and I love them with all my heart. This is the best way to be. The below list are not 2-faced at all and they will not apologize to anyone when they know for a fact they are right.

Lindsay may soon give daddyMichael a gift! It’s something he gave her when she was first-born, the Lohan name, We have a lot of ONE name celebrities out there and soon LINDSAY maybe all we see, of course she’s known all over the world and YES she can do that. I truly wish Lindsay find true love and happiness, something is really bothering her, she’s a sweet young woman who is seeking something, something is missing in her life. I wonder if I could use one name? De De! lol Of course not! I’m not known lol

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